Strategic Student Program: Software Development Internship (Summer 2026, PLM)

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Strategic Student Program (SSP)

Discover your career with us at Siemens Digital Industries Software!

We are a leading global software company dedicated to the world of computer aided design, 3D modeling and simulation— helping innovative global manufacturers design better products, faster! With the resources of a large company, and the energy of a software start-up, we have fun together while creating a world class software portfolio. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential.

We’re currently recruiting co-ops and interns for our Summer 2026 Strategic Student Program . Our opportunities will allow you to find a career path that most inspires you. Here, you will apply your education to solve real-world problems and turn theory into practice. At Siemens, our goal is to empower our students to become the next leaders of our company.

Baseline Program Requirements:

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at an accredited university

• Legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship by the company

• A minimum 3.0 GPA

Perks:

• Employee discounts at our top customer sites

• Networking with our global leaders

• Mentorship from senior employees

• Individual career development planning

• Professional and technical workshops

• Paid volunteer time off

• Energetic student community

• Leadership opportunities

• Potential for full-time offers after university graduation and completion of the program

Position Overview:

Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking a Software Development Intern in the development of CAE Applications to contribute to our Simcenter STAR-CCM+ meshing software. The meshing division develops workflows to go from initial import surface to volume mesh for simulation. Specifically, you will be an intern for the volume meshing team.

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is a highly scalable, general purpose, multi-physics application that provides end-to-end user experience with integrated CAD, meshing, physics modeling and in situ post processing tools. You will assist with testing and/or development of meshing related development features. This may include manual testing, developing automated tests, and test analysis. You’ll independently evaluate the usability of a feature or workflow and perform initial analysis of bugs as needed.

We will help you achieve your goals by surrounding you with smart, engaged colleagues from around the world that generously share their time to help you learn STAR-CCM+, the discipline of creating high quality software, and improve your understanding of the fascinating and challenging problems our customers work with us to solve.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will be expected to be a problem-solver helping to deliver high-quality software that delights our customers
• Manual testing of existing features and features in development by the meshing team
• Submission of bug reports from the above testing
• Create test cases for the automated testing suites
• Suggest tests for the automated testing suites
• Evaluate and provide feedback on the usability of certain features and workflows
• Develop/modify scripts for collection and analysis of test results
• Profiling of certain features to find performance bottlenecks
• Initial analysis of incoming bug reports
• Based on experience, results of the above tasks and the length of the internship, the intern may also be given additional tasks in support of developing meshing algorithms

Requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited MS or PhD engineering program in Mechanical Engineering, Scientific Visualization, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Science, Computer Science, or related field, and will have completed at least one year as of summer 2026
• Working from home is an option, but we prefer candidates located near one of our primary development offices (e.g., Austin, TX, Lebanon, NH, Seattle, WA, Cincinnati, OH)
• Classroom or practical experience with at least one commercial simulation package that includes mesh generation
• A genuine interest in the simulation of real-world engineering problems using computational methods
• Knowledge of meshing algorithms and their development
• Experience in implementing object-oriented, C++ code
• Ability to work well in a team environment and independently
• Experience with using MPI parallel environments for simulation
• Java, C++, or other similar programming languages
• Classroom or practical experience with commercial CFD or Multiphysics software such as STAR-CCM+ or Ansys
• Linux Shell Scripting Experience
• Python Scripting Experience
• Experience working on both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Parallel programming experience
• Practical meshing algorithm development experience
• Experience with building CAD models
• Any AI experience/interest

Why will you love working with our team?

• You will be working with smart, engaged colleagues from around the world to solve our customers’ most challenging problems in a diverse array of applications
• You will have fun creating innovative solutions through your day-to-day work. You will be exposed to and learn about fast evolving technologies, such as digital twin and machine learning
• You will have a voice in improving our products and processes
• You will have opportunities to learn and grow in a company that offers an expansive array of job opportunities
• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer a competitive benefit/reward package, employee discounts, etc.

The hourly range for this position is $18.00 to $50.00. Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate’s work location, as well as degree type and relevant education. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: . In addition, this position is eligible for time off in accordance with Company policies, including paid sick leave and paid volunteer time off.

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